Rosendal Palace – The Palace Park

The Palace Park

Explore the buildings at Rosendal that King Karl XIV Johan had built in the 19th century. Rosendal has signs detailing the history of the buildings, enabling visitors to take a self-guided walk all year round.

The year before King Karl XIV Johan was crowned, he purchased the rural property of Rosendal and had most of the buildings built through his own personal commitment in the 1820s.

His ambition was to promote Swedish craftsmanship and enterprise. The buildings were constructed with technical skill and artistic finesse, allowing the king to show both Swedes and the rest of Europe what could be achieved here in Sweden.

Follow the signs at Rosendal

You can now take a self-guided tour of Rosendal and read about the buildings: architect Fredrik Blom's prefabricated wooden houses, Rosendal Palace and its surrounding buildings, the enormous porphyry urn and the bridge – fitted with prefabricated modules – that enabled King Karl XIV Johan to ride to the military parades at Ladugårdsgärde.

The palace is open during the summer months. The park is ideal for walks and self-guided visits following the park's signage all year round.

Top image by Gomer Swahn/Royalpalaces.se

Porphyry urn in the garden on the waterfront side. Photo: Alexis Daflos/Royalpalaces.se

You can now take a self-guided tour of Rosendal and read about the buildings. Photo: Jan Wahlman/Royalpalaces.se

Rosendal Palace is open during the summer months. The park is ideal for walks and self-guided visits following the park's signage all year round. Photo: Jan Wahlman/Royalpalaces.se

Events in the palace park

For upcoming events in Rosendal Palace Park visit:

Events in the National City Park

THE ROYAL WALKS APP

The Royal Walks app can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store and Google Play. The text is in Swedish and English, and is illustrated with new and historic photos.

The app includes park walks on various themes in Ulriksdal Palace Park, Tullgarn Palace Park, on South Royal Djurgården and Drottningholm Palace Park.

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